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Stanley Cup goes on celebratory pub crawl through city
Blackhawks Return wit Heal 1
Chicago Blackhawks' Niklas Hjalmarsson hoists the Stanley Cup for fans inside Harry Caray's in Rosemont, Ill., Tuesday morning after the team arrived home from Boston following their championship series victory over the Boston Bruins. - photo by Associated Press
CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks brought the Stanley Cup home Tuesday and proceeded to take it on a pub crawl, with scores of ecstatic fans flocking to taverns and restaurants in hopes of catching a glimpse of their beloved players and the sacred trophy awarded to the NHL champion. Many fans, bleary eyed from staying up the night before to watch Game 6, looked to the skies for TV news helicopters that would alert them they were on the right track. Others set themselves up at bars, hoping the rumors from friends or Twitter might turn out to be true.